Crypto exchange compromises have become common as rain, where stories detail how easy it is to hack these trading venues and how many millions have been lost over and over again, but these storylines usually disappear in a day or two. Not so with the Canadian fiasco of 2019, the never-ending saga of the beleaguered…
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Crypto enthusiasts have long anticipated the day when large institutional investors would jump onboard the Crypto train, but a host of concerns related to potential price manipulation, volatility, liquidity, and safety have always stood in the way. It is known that many such investors have gone through the backdoor, using traditional brokers with an OTC-desk.…
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Social crypto trading platform Blockport has announced that its users will now be able to use the Nexo platform to get crypto loans, offering them another alternative to selling their cryptocurrencies for fiat currencies. Blockport users can now keep their cryptocurrencies with all potential upsides, and leverage them to get instant access to cash. Blockport…
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Paris in the middle of winter can be brutal, but one year ago, attendees at the Paris Fintech Forum were hot with crypto fever. When one of Europe’s biggest annual gatherings of its kind convened this year in the City of Light, over 3,000 entrepreneurs, investors, bankers, and regulators braved the cold once again, but…
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Yikes! The sky is falling again… or is it? It seems that, every time Bitcoin and its altcoin brethren stumble a bit, the end of the world is near at hand. Yes, BTC dropped from $3,550 to $3,357, a 5.5% fall, in a matter of hours, dragging other token values along with it, as the…
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How could cryptocurrencies become as familiar in a household as the Internet? If rumors are correct, then the new Samsumg Galaxy S10 could do the trick. Cryptocurrencies have been around for a few years, but public awareness has primarily been reserved for high-tech geeks and savvy investors. What is needed for broader acceptance by the…
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What a difference a year makes or maybe not? The global elite has departed the confab in Davos, jetting away to parts unknown until the next summit. With respect to cryptocurrencies, the opinions expressed at this year’s event were muted, at best. One need only remember that last year at this time Bitcoin was at…
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One of the most insidious tools within the cyber-criminal’s toolbox is malware, especially the form that invades your computer and reports back your every keystroke for further processing down the line. AI-driven software routines can quickly ferret out your private login and password combinations, such that it is only a matter of time before the…
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Recent news headlines report that police have made another arrest in connection with a $70 million Initial Coin Offering (ICO) scam in India. This scandal is unfolding at the same time that an inter-ministerial committee reviews current policy directions related to cryptocurrencies. Currently, a quasi-ban exists that is being administered by the Reserve Bank of…
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Cryptocurrencies, virtual money, or digital coinage, a rose by any other name, still smells as sweet. The latest amusing sideshows of government officials not knowing how to corral the new digital age come to you from Japan and Russia. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) in Japan, the local regulator, is considering the classification of all…
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